Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 43

Arab Health: 5 tips for handling diabetes foot problems

DUBAI - The creation of a dedicated service for diabetes patients with foot problems, in which interventional radiologists play a central role in limb salvage, is contributing to a dramatic reduction in the number of amputations in the United Arab Emirates.

February 1, 2015

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Toshiba partners to study youngsters' hearts, exercise

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Toshiba Medical Systems is collaborating with several British institutions on research to identify the effects of exercise on young people's hearts.

January 27, 2015

Societies release thoracic aorta imaging guidance

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging have jointly released new guidance to help clinicians make imaging decisions for detecting thoracic aorta disease in adults.

January 26, 2015

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January 26, 2015

Lumen area at CCTA predicts significance of stenosis

Measuring the minimal lumen area of coronary arteries scanned at coronary CT angiography (CCTA) can help distinguish lesions that are hemodynamically significant from those that are not, reducing the number of false positives, according to a new study by researchers from Austria.

January 26, 2015

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Arab Health: Why CT really can rule supreme in coronaries

DUBAI - CT is now the gold standard for ruling out coronary artery stenoses and coronary anomalies. It can also be useful for coronary artery bypass graft and electrophysiology studies, as well as investigations of pulmonary veins, delegates learned on the opening day of Arab Health.

January 25, 2015

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CT yields lower calcium scores in obese patients

Coronary artery calcium scores are underestimated significantly in larger patients compared with smaller ones -- enough to potentially alter their risk stratification, according to researchers from the Netherlands.

January 22, 2015

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Echo groups release new quantification guidance

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging have jointly released a new document that updates the worldwide standard for quantifying cardiac chamber size and function on ultrasound scans.

January 5, 2015

Ronald Grainger: Radiology loses one of its greats

By Dr. Adrian Thomas

When Dr. Ronald Grainger died in the autumn, radiology lost one of its greats. He was joint editor of the profession's "bible," Grainger & Allison's Diagnostic Radiology, and the first professor of radiology in Sheffield, U.K. Dr. Adrian Thomas pays a personal tribute.

December 22, 2014

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U.K. issues new advice on coronary CT angiography

The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has published recommendations for the safe use of coronary CT angiography to investigate patients with chest pain. The 26-page document can be downloaded for free from the RCR's website and includes practical information.

December 15, 2014

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Motion casts bigger shadow than iterative reconstruction on calcium scores

CHICAGO - Fast-moving coronary arteries exert a huge influence on coronary calcium scores, but not all scores go in the same direction, according to new research from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.

December 2, 2014

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Radiation awareness: Where do we stand?

Knowledge of radiation dose and risk is poor among all radiology staff, but particularly among radiographers/technologists, and significant underestimation of dose and cancer risk is widespread, according to a new study.

November 25, 2014

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